Portunus

Translingual

Etymology

After Latin Portunus (Portunes, Portumnes), the Roman god of harbors and ports.

Proper noun

Portunus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Portunidae – certain swimming crabs.

Hypernyms

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References


Latin

Alternative forms

  • Portumnus

Etymology

Ultimately from portus (harbor).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /porˈtuː.nus/, [pɔrˈtuː.nʊs]

Proper noun

Portūnus m sg (genitive Portūnī); second declension

  1. a minor Roman god, protector of harbors, also called Palaemon

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Portūnus
Genitive Portūnī
Dative Portūnō
Accusative Portūnum
Ablative Portūnō
Vocative Portūne

Derived terms

  • Portūnālis
  • Portūnālia

References

  • Portunus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Portunus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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